Snow fence



Jan. 3,1928.

F. M. KOKSMA Snow FENCE Filed Auz. 27, 1927 2 Sheets- Sheet 1 INVENTOR. TmnMJF0J77m A TTORNE Y.

Jan. 3, 1928. 1,655,318

. F. M. KOKSMA SNOW FENCE Filed Aug. 27, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 T \D INVENTOR.

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Patented. Jan. 3, 1928 UNIT so STATES; OFFICE.-

FRANK 1a. xoxsivra, on DOWNS, Kansas, ASSIGNOR'OF ONE FOURTH 'ro CHARLES n;

JONES, or DOWNS, KANSAS, AND o'nn-rounrrrmo ANTON J. WANDT; orosnonmzy KANSAS.

snow nnncn':

Application filed August127, 1927: SerialhNo'. 215;945;

This invention, relates tosnow fences, and I more particularly to an improved barrier on guard by =means-of whlch. ob ect1ona blea drifting; andzbankinglof snow may bepre-t b vented;

A more particular. object is to p'rowidezanv im-provedxfence adapted .toebe erected along thewsidehof a road for highwayat' the wind-- ward: side. thereof,; whereby; objectionable: driftingof thev snow; and banking thereof;

upon the road: is: effectively prevented.

A specific; object is to provide; afsn'ow fence L of the above i kind which is extremely simple-and durablein construction as Well as;capab1e of'being, readily erected or takendown.

Still another objectus toprovidea snow fence unit so constructedithat. a pluralityaofa the units thereot maybe readilyzco'upledand erected to provide afence. of the r. desired:

length;

A- still further object is to provide-an improved snow; fence which imay be readily" rolled into compact form so" as -1to.requ1re a minimum amount of space-when storedor during: shipment.

Qtherobjects will become apparent "as the nature of the. invention is better'understooi; and the same consists in thGllOVBltfOIIIl :40 combination andarrangementof parts here inafter more fully described, shown in? the accompanying drawings and claimedzi. a

In-t-he drawings,- Whereinlike: reference; characters indicate corresponding; parts throughout the several views: c

operativeor erected position;

Flgure 2 18' an enlarged end elevational View of the device ShOWlIlIl 'Fig-urezl';

Figure 3 isv a fragmentaryplan viewof the barrlei eleinentofthe-fence shown iny.

Figure 1 in fiat inoperative position;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view somewhat similar to Figure 3 5 Figure 6 is a plan i View ofione'of ithe stakes employed withthe guy rods for an- Figureal' isa side elevational view of a' snow fence constructed in accordance with the present invention, the: fence being in;-

' said inenibersimay be placed atthe desired;

' choringi the barrier element in set up condition, ,ajndw f si a fragmen'tary section on line 7 Referring'ito. the; drawingsin detail they present snow fence" includes a barrier, ele

mentror a' fence proper composed'ioff a pair] in Figure Q; Each side memberconsifsts: of? c a plurality of spaced-parallel slatsfl: adapted to be arr nged: in 'anupright? inclined positlon and connected by horizontallmeWires;

8 at points; adjacent the. lower ends oftheaslats and at spaccdpoints intermediate the 1" I ends thereof as shown clearly; i11z:Figure@3.; The line wires Saree disposed :in pairs with; a

the slats r extending betweenrlvthe wires of;

each pair sand with. said wireszfofl each pair' twisted together at points: between the-slats as at :9; whereby the slats are effectively see i cured in proper position and-relation toxeach other. a The slats: of'rone sid e me1nberi5 are disposed incplan-es intermediate the slats of" the other side mem'berfiisolthat the adjacent" inner; or iuppen ends :of ntheaslats of said" side members interfit' ags 'clearly disclosed inwFige ures Sandal These adjacen'taupper-ends'of the-slatmembers of both-side membersi5l' and 6* are connected together by further line wires as atfl0 'whichi aretwisted together at points vbetween the slat-s for firmly: connect ingvthemr I Iniview of" th'e aboveit "will be seem :that the side members 5 and 6 of the barrier eler-i ment may: be readily disposed at any desired: angle relative to each other" so; that inclination 1 or downwardly divergingrelat ion'a-s shown in Figure 2-vvhen setup: foruse. 'iVhen-thusiset-up; each'side member of the barrier acts as a brace for the other, and; the slats -7 of one side memher willl serve to intercept the snow which may pass through': the spaces between the slatsof the othersidec member of the. barrier; therebv efiectively causing-*the snow to pile up atflthe side of the road instead of: drifting ,on to the road:

Furthei'g-asthe'linei wires at 10 s'rorrna -fiexie ble connection; between: the side lmembers 5 w and 6, they may be disposed in flat formation and then the barrier element may be readily rolled up from end to end in compact form for occupying a minimum amount of space during shipment or when in stora e.

li Ieans is provided for effectively anchoring the barrier element in its set up or erected position, and for this purpose the ends of the line wires 10 are formed at the opposite ends of the barrier element respectively into a hook 11 and an eye 12. A pair of guy rods 13 are provided, each having an eye 14: at one end and a hook 15 at the other end, while a plurality of stakes 16 are provided, each having an eye 17 at one end and being pointed as at 18 at the other end for being readily driven into the ground. In use, the hook 15 of one guy rod 13 is engaged with the eye 12 at one end of the barrier, while the eye 14: of said guy rod is engaged by the hook 17 of one of the stakes 16 when the latter is driven into the ground. The other guy rod 13 is engaged with the hook 11 at the other end of the barrier element, while the hook 15 of the latter guy rod 13 is engaged by the hook 17 of another stake 16 driven into the ground at the adjacent end or the barrier element. The guy rods 13 are at an inclination from the top of the barrier element longitudinally of the latter so that any longitudinal shifting and upward dislacement of the barrier element is effectivey prevented. Interlaced with the line wires 8 and 10 at spaced points along the barrier intermediate the ends of the latter and adwith its hook 17 engaged with the adjacent A eye 20 of said cross wire, and in this way lateral displacement or tilting of the barrier element is effectively prevented while additional prevention is had against any other shifting oi": the barrier element which might .take' place. 7

In view of the above it will be seen that the barrier element and anchoring means therefor are extremely simple and durable in construction, and the fence is adapted to be conveniently erected or taken down within a minimum amount of time and with a minimum expenditure of labor. I

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What'I claim as new is 1. In a snow fence, a barrier element comprising side members connected at the top and adapted to be set up in downwardly diverging relation, each side member embodying spaced cross slats connected by spaced line wires, the slats of one side member being disposed between the slats of the other side member.

2. In a snow fence, a barrier element comprising side members connected at the top and adapted to be set up in downwardly diverging relation, each side member embodying spaced cross slats connected by spacedline wires, the slats of one side member being disposed between the slats of the other side member, and further line wires connecting the upper ends of the slats of both side members whereby the latter are flexibly connected to permit the barrier element to be placed in flat form and rolled into compact form when not in use.

3. Ina snow fence, a barrier element comprising side members connected at the top and adapted to be set up in downwardly diver 'ing relation, each side member embodying spaced cross slats connected by spaced line wires, and cross wires interlaced with the line wires at spaced points along the barrier element, said cross wires having ends terminating at the lower ends of the slats of theside members, and stakes engageable withthe ends of the cross wires to anchor the barrier element on the ground in set up condition.

t. In a snow fence, a barrier element com- 1 and adapted to be set up in downwardly diverging relation, each side member embodying spaced cross slats connected by spaced line wires, and further line wires connecting the upper endsoit the slats of one side member with the upper ends of the slats of the other side member, said further line wires terminating in a hook at one end of the barrier element and an eye at the other end thereof to facilitate connection of a plurality of barrier elements in end to end relation.

5. In a snow fence, a barrier element comprising side members connected at the top and adapted to be set up in downwardly divcrgingrelation, each side member em bodying spaced cross slats connected spaced line wires, and cross wires interlaced with the line wires at spaced points along the barrier element, said cross wires having ends terminating at the lower ends of the slats of the side members, and stakes engageable with the ends of the cross wires to anchor the barrier element on the ground in set up condition, further line wires connecting the upper ends of'the slats of one side member with the upper end of the slats of the other side member, guy rods engageable with the ends of said further line wires at the ends of the barrier element, and stakes foranchoring the guy rods to the ground.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK M. KOKSMA. 

